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W. HALL. COMB FOR FLAX, WOOL, &c.

No. 297,794. Paterited' Apf. 29, 1884.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM F. HALL, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND 'COMB FOR FLAX, wooL, 80C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 297,794, dated April29, 1884.

Application filed December 17, 1883. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. HALL, of the city and county ofProvidence, State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Combs for Flax, Wool, &c., of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to combs which are used for combing flax, wool, &c.and my improved comb is also applicable to the combing of horses manesand tails, and to other similar purposes.

The object of my invention is to produce a comb of such form as tofacilitate the process of molding, and also to render thesame moreconvenient for use.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of myimproved comb. Fig. 2 is a top View of the same. Fig. 3 is an end viewof the same. Fig. 4 is a similar view, partly-in section, of the comb,showing the teeth spread apart. Fig. 5 is a top view of a portion of thecomb, showing a modified form of the teeth.

In the said drawings, A designates the body of the comb, and B B theteeth. The comb and its teeth may be made of metal, celluloid, rubber,or any other preferred or suitable material, which may be cast ormolded. The

teeth BB are arranged in two series, the teeth of each seriesbeingopposite the spaces between the teeth of the other series, and maybe either triangular in cross-section, as shown in Fig. 2, or oval, asshown in Fig. 5. It is important, however, and essential to the spiritof my invention, that the teeth should be arranged alternately, as isshown, whereby the separation of the strands of the material 0peratedupon by the comb shall be efiectively accomplished. The body A of thecomb is formed with a reduced central portion, in which a hole, a, isformed, by means of which the device is suspended from any desiredplace, and the edge of said body is raised, as shown at a, to afford abetter hold for the operators hand.

In Fig. 4. I have shown the teeth of the comb as bent or curvedoppositely at their upper ends. The object of so bending the teeth is toincrease their penetration into the mass of material being operatedupon, and to more readily separate the strands.

In Fig. 5 I have shown the comb-teeth as being of oval or ellipticalform in cross-section, in which form the comb is better adapted forstable uses than where the teeth are triangular in cross-section.

The comb may be made of either metal, rubber, or celluloid, &c.,asbefore stated. The

metal comb is cast in one piece, in a threepart mold, one of such partsforming theteeth and the other two parts forming the body with itsdepressions. A core is used to form the aperture a of the body.

The rubber or celluloid comb may be molded in one piece; or it may bemolded in two sections on the line, as .r of Figs. 2 and 3, the two sections being subsequently united by cement.

In either form, however, the teeth are arranged alternately.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. As a new article of manufacture, a comb for flax,wool, hair, 850., having its teeth arranged in two series, the teeth ofeach series being opposite the spaces between the teeth of the otherseries,- substantially as and for the purposes set forth. I

2. An improved comb for flax, wool, hair, &c., having its body formedwith a depressed portion and a raised edge, and formed on its upper edgewith two series of teeth, the teeth of one series beingopposite thespaces between the teeth of the other series, substantially asdescribed.

3. As a new article of manufacture, the comb herein described,consisting of the body A,

centrally depressed, and provided with the

